That "Simple & Direct" is also "Thorough and Scholarly" is manifest in its CONTENTS page:IntroductionI. DICTION, or Which Words to UseII. LINKING, or What to Put NextIII. TONE AND TUNE, or What Impression Will It MakeIV. MEANING, or What Do I Want to Say?V. COMPOSITION, or How Does It Hang TogetherVI. REVISION, or What Have I Actually Said?Hints Toward Improving the Quoted SentencesIndex of Words, Topics, and Authors

"[Jacques Barzun] wrote in a flawless and magisterial manner on a vast array of subjects: Darwin, Marx, Wagner, Berlioz, William James, French verse, English prose composition, university teaching, detective fiction, the state of intellectual life, and finally, published when he was 93, his magnum opus, 'From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present.' None of this writing seemed motivated by his desire to advance his career; all of it derived from genuine intellectual passion." - Epstein (2012)

Hake, R.R. 2013. "How To Write Good - ADDENDUM #2," online on the OPEN! Net-Gold archives at <http://yhoo.it/11tJ4WK>. Post of 11 May 2013 14:56:55-0700. The abstract and link to the complete post are being transmitted to several discussion lists and are on my blog "Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/10OgckH> with a provision for comments.